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Albright (2-6, 1-5) vs.FDU-Florham (4-3, 3-2)
• When: Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021
• Where: Reading, Pa.
• Stadium: Shirk Stadium (5,000)
• Kickoff: 12 p.m.
• Live Video: VIDEO
• Live Stats: STATS
 
 
SERIES BREAKDOWN
• All-Time Series: Albright leads 21-8
• First Meeting: `1979 – Albright won 10-3
• Last Meeting: Oct. 5, 2019 @ FDU-Florham – Albright won 21-17
• Streak: FDU-Florham +2
 
The Albright Lions football team will host FDU-Florham on Saturday afternoon in their penultimate game of the 2021 season.
 
Albright was defeated by Lycoming on the road by a final scored of 28-7. After a scoreless first quarter, the Lions broke onto the scoreboard when senior quarterback Todd Shelley found junior wide receiver Lucas Roselli for a 17-yard touchdown completion. Albright held the lead at halftime following a Warriors missed field goal, but were out-scored 28-0 in the second half. Lycoming used a strong rushing attack to rally in the second half as they out-gained the Lions 233-103 on the ground. Albright managed just six first downs in the second half with three coming on one drive in the fourth quarter.
 
The Devils fell to King's on the road, 23-20. FDU-Florham struggled on offense throughout the contest and fell behind 23-0 early in the fourth quarter. The Devils offense finally came alive in the fourth quarter as they scored three touchdowns in a span of six minutes. The third touchdown of the quarter came with 1:11 left in regulation which gave FDU-Florham a chance to either tie or win the game. Unfortunately for the Devils, they sent an onside kick out of bounds with over a minute left and the Monarchs ran out the clock.

THE LAST MATCHUP
This will be the first meeting between the teams since the 2017 season due to the MAC football schedule format. The Lions rallied to defeat the Warriors on the road, 21-17. Lycoming jumped on the Lions early by taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Down 17-7 at half, Albright scored a pair of touchdowns to steal the win over the Warriors. Former Lion wide receiver Mike Jordan hauled in a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Alec Vignola.
 

RED HOT OCTOBER
Junior wide receiver Lucas Roselli continued his strong play in the month of October with another solid performance against Lycoming on Saturday. Roselli led the Lion wide receivers again with a team-high six catches for 63 yards, and scored the only Albright touchdown of the game. Roselli has caught at least three passes in all four contests in October so far, and has held the team lead in receptions and yards for two-straight contests. Roselli now ranks second on the team in receiving yards with 334, and still ranks second with 25 receptions. He has also caught a career-high three touchdown passes this season with two coming in the month of October.
 

OPPORTUNISTIC PLAY
Senior safety Armon Jefferson forced a fumble that the Lions recovered on Saturday against Lycoming. Jefferson stripped Warrior quarterback Elijah Shemory of the ball after he broke off a 47-yard run. Jefferson is having a career year this season for the Lions as he ranks fourth on the team with a career-high 45 tackles. He also leads the team and ranks second in the MAC with three interceptions. 
 

RETURN TO FORM
Sophomore running back Isaiah Shockley led the Lions with a team-high 87 rushing yards on 21 carries against Lycoming on Saturday. It was the most yards in a game for Shockley since ripping off a career-high 171 against Alvernia. Shockley was held to just 34 yards in the past three contests after posting a pair of 100-yard performances in the first three weeks of the season. Shockley still leads the team this season with 565 yards on 104 carries. He also has two rushing touchdowns this season along with one receiving touchdown back against Misericordia. 
 

ANCHORING THE LINE
Lions first-year defensive tackle Berry Dumezil posted a team-high two tackles for loss for Albright against Lycoming last Saturday, Dumezil has now started the last three contests for the Lions after serving as a backup to start the season on the defensive line. He now ranks second on the team with 5.0 tackles for loss and has tallied 15 total tackles on the season (seven solo). Dumezil continues to be the only first-year currently starting on the Lions defense.
 

NEW FACES
Junior wide receiver Sidney Walker got the first extended playing time of his career last Saturday against Lycoming, Walker caught three passes for 33 yards, both of which were second-most on the team. On defense, first-year linebacker Jihad Turner made an impact against the Warriors after registering his first collegiate sack.
 

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL
Albright has seen success over the past decade when facing FDU-Florham at Shirk Stadium. The Lions have won five of the last six meetings against the Devils in Reading with the most previous FDU-Florham win at Shirk Stadium coming in 2018. Albright had won 11-straight over the Devils prior to that contest. The teams have also combined to score at least 80 points in the last three contests. The winner of the matchup has also scored 50+ points in five of the last seven contests as well.
 

ABOUT FDU-FLORHAM
The name of the game this season on offense for the Devils has been one of the best passing attacks in the MAC. The Devils rank second in the conference by averaging 263.0 yards through the air so far this season. They also lead the conference in passing attempts with 262. Graduate Student quarterback Anthony Caserta leads the MAC with 16 touchdown passes and ranks second in the conference with 1,740 passing yards. He has thrown for over 300 yards on two separate occasions and four touchdowns twice as well. Caserta's favorite target this season has been senior wide receiver Connor Perez. Perez leads the MAC and is tied for fourth in NCAA Division III with 11 touchdown receptions on the year. Perez also leads the conference with 692 receiving yards, and ranks third with 40 receptions. Graduate Student wide receiver Rory Sullivan has also been a top target this season as he ranks seventh in the conference with 355 receiving yards, and fifth with 32 receptions. On defense, the Devils sit just behind the Lions in fewest passing yards allowed per game at 155. Senior linebacker Matthew Dougherty ranks fifth in the MAC with 64 total tackles (33 solo). Senior defensive lineman Kenny Hands has been a force on the front seven for the Devils this season as he ranks third in the conference with 13.0 tackles for loss and is tied for the conference lead with nine sacks. First-year defensive back Samariy Howard leads the team with two interceptions.